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JUN 22 191V BOOK �, 89 FAI,JF900 - S.R. 60 west of 1-95 Since the 1990 adoption of the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan, FDOT's classification of S.R. 60 has changed. Because of S.R. 60's function as a major east -west road connecting the east and west coasts of the state, FDOT designated S.R. 60 as part of the Intrastate Highway System. With its designation as a component of the Intrastate Highway System, the four laning of S.R. 60 became a requirement. In its Fiscal Year 1994-1998 Tentative Work Program, the FDOT has included projects to facilitate the widening of S.R. 60, from two lanes to four lanes, from 1-95 to the Osceola County line. Presently,, the county's comprehensive plan indicates that this segment of S.R. 60 will remain two lanes. The purpose of this amendment is to amend the county's Traffic Circulation Element to make the county's plan consistent with the Florida Intrastate Highway System requirements relative to S.R. 60 (see tables 4.7.2 and 4.7.3, and figures 4.11 and 4.13 of attachment 3). S.R. 60 is a major road that crosses the state from the Atlantic Ocean to Tampa Bay. It is Indian River County's primary east -west corridor, providing the only direct access to Osceola County and the Florida Turnpike. It is also the county's only road with an interchange on both 1-95 and the Florida Turnpike. East of 1-95, S.R. 60 is either four or six lanes and is classified as an urban principal arterial on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. From 1-95 west to the Osceola County line, S.R. 60 is a two-lane paved road with 100 feet of existing public road right -of - way and is classified as a rural principal arterial on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. This segment of S.R. 60 is programmed for expansion to 200 feet of public road right-of-way by 1995. Generally, the'land along this part of S.R. 60 is zoned and used f or citrus groves,, cattle grazing,, and other agriculture uses. Much of the land remains uncleared. However, a largely undeveloped section of the I-95/S.R. 60 commercial/ industrial node extends west of 1-95 for approximately one mile. S.R. 60 passes through the environmentally sensitive St. John's Marsh in the western part of the county. Since most of that land is owned by the St. John's River Water Management District and is zoned Con -1, Public Lands Conservation District (C-1. Conservation - 1 land use designation),, that area will not experience urban development. - Roseland Road between U.S. 1 and Indian River Drive This proposed amendment would change the functional classification of Roseland Road,, between U.S. 1 and Indian River Drive,, from a subdivision collector to a collector (see figures 4.13.2 and 4.13.3 of attachment 3). Roseland Road extends from C.R. 512 to Indian River Drive, but only the easternmost segment of the road is the subject of this amendment. To the west of the subject segment, Roseland Road is a two-lane paved roadway with 80 feet of public road right-of-way and in classified as an urban minor arterial on the future roadway thoroughfare plan map. The eastern 0.6 miles of this segment of Roseland Road is programmed for expansion to four lanes by 2010. 36